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INDIAN VILLAGE SITE (ES-2)

Location:Archaeological site 8ES2 (storage)
County: Escambia
City: Pensacola Beach

Description: North of this point on the shore of Santa Rosa Sound, a large Indian village existed for centuries before the coming of the Spanish explorers. Refuse piles of shells (Kitchen Middens) with an occasional flint chip or potsherd indicates a village area of several acres. Both the Weeden Island and Fort Walton Cultures used it. PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB.